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, 1887-02-10

DIR. Fleming says an i%ncandescent
lamp is not only u useful thing. but it has
about it many points of great interest III
physics. Many persons had the impress
sion that the interior of a glow lamp was
n place that was empty of all air parti-
clcs, but this was not the case; it was all
full MS it well could be. Maxwell had
shown that in a small cube OF 100, 900
of an inch there would be found 1O0,-
DOC, 900 molecules of ordinary air, so that
in II cubic inch of air there We're u num-
her of molecules represented by 100, 900.
900, 900, 900, 900. In a Swan lamp when
exhausted TO one-millionth of an atmos-
phere, there remained some 400, 900, 000,-
900 molecules of air. As it took about
ton days to count u million, n simple cal
culation would show that to count the
number of molecules in such a vacuum
would take 100, 900 years of continual
counting Scientific American.
, 1887-02-10

A matter which should be of interest
has recently been brought to light here.
This is the fact that fire has been found
smoldering on the /, 600-foot level of the
California that has endured ever since a
fire broke out in that mine about seven
years ago. AT that time the part of the
mine in which the fire occurred was
sealed up by means of bulkheads. A drift
now shows hat the fire Is still alive. The
old timbers have been slowly charring,
and i'll places where covered with q great
weight of rocks and earth they have been
converted into what presents the appear
ance of a fair article of bituminous coal.
This seems to be on account of pitch in
the wood.
Some years 6 there was brought to
this city a piece of pitch pine taken from
an ordinary coal pit, one end of which
appeared to be genuine bituminous coal.
This has been formed where there was
no great amount of pressure upon it.
When SO small an amount of fire as is in
the California mine is found to endure
for seven years, should we be incredu-
lous when assured by men of science that
the center of the earth, once a molten
mass of rock, still remains in a molten
state after untold ages? How many
years the small bunch of fire in the Cali
fornia will still remain alive it is impos-
sible to say. The drift that cut into it
has been securely closed, and it will
probably be allowed to shoulder on for
another term of years. Virginia City
New Letter.
, 1887-02-10

II was at sea for about twelve years of
my life, and have been through all
manner of sea storms in about all the
different seas i'll the known world. |
lave seen it blow 80 hard that il was I'M
possible for Il man to put his head above
the ships weather rail, and il u man got
into the rigging he would have to stay
there for II lull before he could move VI
or down. The heaviest or highest sea |
ever saw was in the Atlantic ocean, on a
passage from Montevideo. We were
hove to- under bare poles for -four
days: the sea was running twenty-seven
feet high, which makes the trough OF
the sea also twenty-seven feet, and Ia
look up at the crcsts and down at the
sea seemed like looking fifty or sixty
feet. But you may depend on what
tell you, no ship ever lived in Il sea
running forty feet high. nor did anybody
ever see n wave running fifty miles an
hour. They do go fast, but no faster
than the wind, and | am not 30 sure OF
the wind going fifty miles an hour. The
heaviest gales ave encountered Were in
the Atlantic, off Bermuda, Cape Hat
teras and in the China sea. -George NJ.
Baker in Chicago News.
, 1887-02-10

Men who are tempted to make money
suddenly are almost invariably obliged 10
traverse the canons of morality, 1t il
almost impossible that they should keep
themselves to moderation. The fatal
fire begins to burn within them. Avarice
in its earliest stages is no hideous, though
Mt the bottom 1t is the same serpent thing
that it is at last. In the beginning it is
an artist, and the man begins to think II
will redeem my parents. Oh! l will re-
purchase the old homestead. Ali will
not make my village to bud and blossom
US u rose? | will set my brothers and
sisters on high. What will l not dog
How many things do men paint in the
sky which clouds cover and winds blow
away, and which fade out with the morn
ing that painted themf
l nave noticed that men, when they
begin to make money suddenly and
largely, carry with them the instincts
and g~enerosities of their youth; but
where do you find a man who begins TO
make money fast, who begins to pull it
in in heaps, who begins to think OF large
interests from day to day, who shaves
and learns to look upon men simply to
see what they will bear when put under
his knife and under his screw, who he
gins TO live with money and to gloat his
eyes upon money-where do you find
SUCH II man that does not begin to have
narrower feelings, and baser feelings,
II sordid feelings, and avaricious feel
ings; Avarice grinds "a man like emery
Henry Ward Beecher in New York
World.
, 1887-02-10

The depth of London's misery was
illustrated by two scenes witnessed re-
Gently. One was at Billingsgatc. where
gratuitous distribution of food was being
made, and the distributors were wisely
intrenched behind iron bars. Brawny
men fought and struggled against the
bars for sodden pudding and muddy soup
until they were torn and bleeding. while
women and children, who were unable To
get near, sat on the curbstone and cried
hopelessly. Another was at II dinner
given by the st. Giles Christian mission,
where the criminal classes were invited
to come and satisfy their hunger. At
the door scores of honest men, who had
never seen the inside of a prison. accused
themselves of crimes of all sorts in order
to gain admission, only to be elected by
the attendants, who were not slow to dis
cover the story of fraud by the hungry.
honest faces and horny hands. London
Letter.
, 1887-02-10

The unprecedented sale of Boschee's
German Syrup, within a few years, has
astonished the world. 1t is, without
doubt, the safest and best remedy ever
discovered for the speedy and effectual
cure of Coughs, Colds and the severest
lung troubles. 1t acts on an entirely diff
ferent principle from the usual prescrip-
tons given by physicians, as it does not
dry up a cough and leave the disease still
in the system, but on the contrary removes
the cause of the trouble, heals the parts
affected and leaves them in a purely
healthy condition. A bottle kept in the
house for use when the diseases make
their appearance, will save doctors bills
and a long spell of serious illness. A trial
will convince you Of these facts. 1t is
positively sold by all druggists and general
dealers in the land. Price, rs cents, large
bottles.
, 1887-02-10
A CHILD'S SKIN
Ears and ScaID Covered with Ecze-
mat0us Scabs and Sores
Cured by Cutlcura.

hlY little son. aged S years. has been
afflicted with eczema of the scalp.
and at times "A great portion of the body.
ever since he was , years old. 1t began in
his ears and extended to his SCALP. which
became covered with scabs aud sores and
from which a sticky fluid poured out,
Causing intense itching and distress and
leaving his hair matted and liieless.
Underneath these scabs the skin was raw
like a piece of becfsteak. Gradually the
hair came out and was destroyed until but
a small patch was left at the back Of the
head. My friends in Peabody know how
my little boy has suffered. At nigh. he
would scratch his head until ms pillow was
covered with blood. | used to tie his
hands behind him and in many way tried
to prevent his scratching. but It was no
use. he would scratch. | took him IN the
hospital and TO the best physicians in Pea
body without succoss About this time
some friends who had been cured by the
Cuticura Remedies prevailed upon me TO
try them. began 10 use them on the
18th of January last. In seven months
every particle Of the disease was removed.
Not a spot or scab remains on his scalp to
tell the story OF his suffering. His hair
has returned and is thick and strong. and
his scalp as sweet and clean a. any child \
in the world. | cannot say enough TO
express my gratitude for this wonderful
cure by the Cuticura Remedies and wish
all similarly afflicted TO know that my
statement is true and without exaRgera
ton. CHARLES MchAl,
Oct. G. 1875. Peabody, Mass.
1 have seen Mr.. Mckay boy when
badly affected with the eczema. He was
a pitiful sight TO look at. ! know that he
has tried our best physicians and did all a
father could do for n suffering child. but
availed nothing. | know that the plate
ments he has made you as regards the
curing of his boy BY your Cuticura Rene
1ies are true in every particular.
WILLIAM j. MCCARTHY,
33 Poster street, Peabody, Mas.
Sold everywhere. Price: Cuticura, soc.
Cuticura Soap. 25c. Cuticura Resolvent,
~. Prepared by the Potter DrO and
Chemical Co.. Boston Mass.
Sead for How TO Cure Skin Diseases"
pIMPLES, blackheads. skin blemishe-,
and baby humors cured by Cuticura
Soap.
, 1887-02-10

Isl ~ natants ana 800 ~
~ royai',e' on pau, ~ NJ. :"
SURF way %, iiaA,is hoy ."ad ir,'o,
vent ppPuial oi u9eiu .' -
.tIo in"out;n,I do; l.
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-, =" ta nra,oh;na tho 49,, e. and
~ e. IL =, 80 - - .ha nurohasa
81 ,ha ,;oht 7, ;s NO. Tho sraatast az
laroas, I'm th., IL ;nrantad ..h;ch
hr;9ss in the most revenue Tho most
80 800 20 h. in Ill a-icIaa and
, 1887-02-10

Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness,
Exhausted Vitality, Lost Manhood, and
all the terrible effects OF self abuse and
excuses in maturer years, such as noe
turnal emissions, loss of memory. dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
death. 7emG and Middle Iaed Mem
suffering from the above should consult us
at once. Cure guaranteed in all such
cases. CONSTELLATION FREE.
Chemical analysis, including thorough
microscopic examinations of the urine, IS.
An honest opinion given in all cases. We
furnish The Great English Remedy. Sir
Ashley Cooper's Vital Restoratire. at SO a
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
AAMPLE BOTTLE FREE
to anyone stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address English Medical Dispensary, No.
IL Kearny St, San Francisco, Gala.
, 1887-02-10

Undoubtedly people very often do con
tract disease by drinking from glasses
used by others. Just think how the
beer drinker is served in the ordinary
saloon. Look in ON the crowd of roughs
and see them stagger up to the bar and
take the horrid mug in their hands and
drain it to the last drop. Then see the
filthy wretch behind the bar take each
glass and make n pretense of rinsing it in
n slop of dirty water, which has done the
same service for the whole day before.
The mouth from which that glass has
been taken may be foul with loathsome
disease. Bartender in Globe Democrat.
, 1887-02-10

W. n. Hunt can always be relied upon,
not only to carry in stock the best OF
everything, but to ecu the agency for
such article as have well. known merit, and
are popular with the people, thereby sus-
tanning the reputation of being always
entcrprising, and ever reliable. Having
secured the agency for the celebrated DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
will sell it on n positive guarantee. Ii
will surely cure any and every affection Of
throat, lungs and chest, and to show you
confidence, we invite you to call and
get a trial bottle free.
, 1887-02-10

Diphtheria is II terrible disease, requir-
ing the greatest medical skill to effect a
complete cure. Even when its power is
broken, it clings to the patient with great
pcrsisiency, and often leaves the system
poisoned and Frustrated. just here
Hoods Sarsiparilla does a vast amount
OF good. eSpelling impurities from the
blood. giving it richness and vitality, while
it renovates and strengthens the system.
, 1887-02-10

An example of the speed with which
pictures can now be produced is afforded
by Il photograph of a number Of flying
gulls taken at Southport by IA local
photographer, Mr.. Mallin. The various
attitudes of the birds are curious. Most
of them have the wings spread in the or
thodox manner, but some of them are
caught in that curious position with the
wings hanging down, which, from the
shortness of the time during which it is
maintained, the eye does not appear to
catch. About sixty birds are shown
quite sharply and distinctly. London
Times.
, 1887-02-10

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever,
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns aud all skin cruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-02-10

Come to study into the matter, the
.oients knew nothing about embalming
iac dead They simply rolled en- up
tight corded 'em up well, and the at
mo~phcrc did the rest. A body can now
tc cmbalmed so that it will resist decay
for a thousand yearS.-Detroit Free
Piss.
, 1887-02-10

The presence of wild geese in the north
ern part of Nebraska at this season is. &c.
cording to 1.-THE Oldest inhabitant," in.
dicative Of "a short winter.
, 1887-02-10
" cAcox,s Blood Elixir Is the only

iced. Il Is a positive cure for Ulcers. Erup.
tlonso or Syphilitic Poisoning. II p%urifies tho
whole system. md banishes NIL Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee il.
Pearse x McGill. Druggists.
, 1887-02-10
Address Registered Letters 10:
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK.
Nov Orleans "A

NtM bflftlNs La.
nEKENRDED THAT me presencc nf
Gcncrais BeaTeoard
and EdriU, UrhD arr ~ chorpe af the drairinOs
Is guarantee u absolute fairness and integrity
haf The chnnces ore al equal aud that no on,
ran possib{y dfrfne tohdf numbers lrH drdtc -
Prise. Al parties, therefore,. ddrcffising Ia
guarantee Pr,scs Ia ms LoucrV. or hoiiing out
any other Impossible fnduccmeufs are sfrfndi,ss
and ontU ann n deceitc and dcfrd1d he untrrrU
, 1887-02-10

Those who want pure Lake Mahpah-
lutah ice. should send their order to Sloan
h Co.. or call at Mauss' bakery, Seven
teentb street.
, 1887-02-10
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
" Over Half a Million Distributed.
Louisiana State Lottery COMFY

incorporated In isGs for - years by The Leg
islature for Educational and Charitable pur-
poses-with u capital Of sI,oo000-to which n
reserve fund Of over $4,000 has since been
added.
By an overwhelmirg popular vote It's fran
chlse was made a uart Of the present State Con-
sfltutior adopted December "a. \. Il. 1853.
TAc onlU Lottery ercr voted on and endorsed
BY the people Of any STATE.
IL ne1er Scales or P5sjiones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings lake
place monthly, and the semi Annual Draw
regularly every six months, June and December
ASPLENDlD OPPORTUN ITN TO WIN a
FORTUNE. Third Grand Dr,winv Class
a.. In the ACADEMY OF MUSIC. NEW
ORLEANS. TUESDAY. MAR II II. 1Ssi -
20ed Mcathlv Drawing.
, 1887-02-10

i'urrIg the past year G4s duels have
ieci fought ia France.
, 1887-02-10
CAPITAL PRIZE $50 900
Notice. Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves. IS. Fifths. So. Tenths, 81.

2.l7a Prizes amounting to................ $4,000
Application iof rates to clubs should he made
only to the oiiice OF the Company IN New Or
leans.
For further Information write clearly. giving
fuil address
Postal Notes. Express Money orders. or Sew
York Exchange IN ordinary letter Currency by
express (at our EXPENSE addressed
NJ. A DAuPHIN, New Orleans, Ia.
or NJ. A. DAuPHfN. Washington. 1. 4.
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A NOTABLE AND SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY
The Pearce Granite Works..-Its Splen
did Granite and the Increasing
Demand.-.The Incidental Advan
fores to Greenwood.

Another industry which she may justly
| claim and which deserves to be mentioned is
the Pearce Granite Works, Situated three
miles northeast OF Greenwood on either side
OF the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanbure
railroad and operated by Col. s. A. Pearce, OIL
Columbia. The extent and quality of the
grnnite deposit is little known 10 the public
It is practically ineXhuustible; the quality Is
unsurpassed in America, and 1t Is said TO be
superior to the celebrated Ninnsboro granite
1t is Of light color. splits well, and can be
quarried to any dimensions with the greatest
and some Of 1t Is used for ornamental pnr
poses.
This vast industry, giving regular en-
must have remained forever undeveloped In
the absence of railroad transportation. AS
soon as this was provided, the experienced
business eye or Col. Penrce, who was the first
TO introduce this industry into the South, was
attracted by the extent and value Of this
granite. He took specimens ofit to Clncin.
natl. Charleston and other cities seeking the
best material possible to pave their me strGess
amount. The railroad authorities promptly
co-operated with Col. Pearce In the construc.
ton OF railroad track three quarters OF q
ciiitate Shipments. Daily car loads Of Bel
gian paving blocks, 12X7X5 inches, are SHIP
ped to Cincinnati and Charleston. The rough
quarrying Is done oy native blacks. VINO Dy
long experience have acquired sufficient skill
to earn their dollar per day, but the shaping
and polishing of the blocks is done by experts
menNwhose skill Commands the highest
wages. Two.thirds of the wages OF these la
borers are expended in Greenwood: I,5GO tons tons,
this quarry, and the demand upon it is in
creasing. This industry of the town Is Just
beginning to develop. The railroads appre.
ciate It's value as giving them long haul Of
700 miles TO Cincinnati, where Greenwood can
put her granite as quickly and as cheap, as
Birmingham can place her iron in New York.
Grcenwood's granite quarry Is the nearest
tory. and while no costly structure has been
erected, and no massive steam engines are
EN- ployed yet the monthly payment of thou
sands of dollars rs wages to operatives, Is not
less than Is required of the most extensive
factories.
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Spring was q prominent event In her hlsto-
ry. True 10 her convictions she was ever
ready and prompt 10 assert the right and to
vindicate 1t. She adopted the first ordinance
Of Secession which subjected her to severe
criticism and gave occasion for that memora.
bic satire upon her action,
1.-THE POLITICAL LAND SLIDE"
by citizen of Abbeville county, which was
copied by the press throughout the country,
North and South. Hers, however, was the
ken OF the prophet. The State, after O few
years, ratified her act, and when called upon
to defend it she had anticipated the call. She
organized The first company. though the third
In order OF time received Into service, OF as
gallant men as ever drew sword.
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WHEN THE FRUIT WAS RIPE, THEY GATH
Erred IT,

Ine Erection oil ScOre8 OF beaut11ul
Dwellings and-the Construction Of
Splendid Big Brick Blocks of
StOres...An Immense BusineSs1was
DevelOped-..Partic as to the
Same.
It has been stated that Greenwood exhibited
no signs of improvement for the first three
years after the completion OF the Greenwood
and Augusta railroad In So. At that time
trade was gradually increasing during that
period, there were few, If any, accessions to
her population, owing mainly perhaps, TO
the fact that there were no vacant houses to
be had
In 1885 the demand became SO great that
within the next two years thirty-1ve new
residences were erected and two blocks OF
brick buildings containing eight elegant store
rooms and large town hail. besides quite a
number Of smaller houses
The demand is still unsupplied and increas-
Ing, and her population now numbers more
than !, 800
1t would require the erection of as many
more houses to meet the growing demand.
The erection of two additional blocks OF
brick stores and banking house this Fall are
in contemplation. 1t is Notable fact that up
to the present time the price Of real estate
has.not kept pace with her commercial and
material progress. Upon comparison 1t has
been found to be cheaper than that of any
other town Of equal size, and Is O hundred per
and prospects. The fact Is accounted for upon
tn practical. business character Of her peo-
pie, and the total absence Of anything like O
boom.
There has been no imitation of prices,
and all advancement is the gradual and legiti-
mate result of the law OF demand and supply
Her growth Is q healthy and solid growth.
Real estate Is now steadily advancing though
still comparativly low. and the same causes
which are now operating, will continue to en-
hance Its value. inquiries from this and other
States evidence the fact that public attention
Is largely directed to this point as one OF
much promise.
GROWTH OF THE TRADE OF THR TOWN.
A comparative statement of the trade
of the town for the last five years, will
show the basis Of this promise. A care.
full estimate Of her financial operations end
ing lst Of June for each year 1882 to 1887 em.
bracing, in round numbers, oil her opera
tions, is as follows:
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CREENWOOD'S MORAL AND RELIGIOUS
STATUS.
Besides Her Schools. She Has Three
Church nS---I II @ thodist. Baptist nnd
PrGShyicriNn.

Intimately connected with the educational
interests Of Greenwood. is her moral and rell-
gious status. The three denomi nations
Methodist, Baptist and PrcSbyterian-havc
each church in the town, about equal in
numbers. Under the combined influence OF
these churches Il healthy moral sentiment
pervadcs the town. Tho people arc generous.
in every good work designed for the moral
elevation as we'll us temporal prosperity of
her people. With such Intellectual and moral
elements in her character it is not Stange that
she should have been the pioneer In all those
great enterprises which have so distinguished
the northwestern portion Of tho State, and cs-
pccially AbbcvilG county.
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THE BASE BALL CONTEST.

The most interesting and exciting match
game of base ball, which has ever been play
ed in this section of tho country will take
place on the splendid grounds Of the Green
wood club this afternoon, beginning at four
o'clock. AS far rs it has been possible to do
so, arrangements have been made for the
comfort Of all spectators during the progress
of the game. Special caro- has been taken TO
secure the comfort Of the ladies. grand
stand with comfortable seats has been erect
ed, which will be occupied by hundreds and
thousands of the most beautiful women the
country affords.
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The Public Library.

She has also public library which. though
OF recent origin, has already grown to consid-
cradle dimensions. Besides the number Of
volumes purchased. the frequent and liberal
contribution Of books sent In by q generous
public, has placed the town under lasting OBJ
legations for q collection Of books OF rare val
ue and she Is encouraged to look forward to
time when she will be as renowned for her lit
erary fame as she should be for her past
achievements.
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CONSPICUOUS POLITICAL RECORD.
Leaders OF Public Sentiment In the
Historic Days of Is6O---IIer Citi-
zens Were Valiant Defenders Of
fhair priuCiDIeS.

The political record of Greenwood Is scarce
Iy less conspicuous than that Of her enter
nr,sc and education. In oil the political con-
vulsions which have agitated the State, she
has always taken the deepest interest, and
has done ms much perhaps rs any other COM
to determine her action In oil emergencies
whether wise or unwise. She was intensely
CarolinIan, and Jealous of the honor Of
of the State. In the days Of Nulliica-
measure, and the memorable discussion
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Greenwood is one of the few points at which
coupon or through tickets can be bought to
any point in the United States.